Bedtime Stories: The Bird "Grip"

I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Bird “Grip” fromTHE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

This is a story of a king, his three sons, a bird, and a fox. The king goes blind and needs the bird to get his sight back. The sons set out, one at a time, to get the bird. The first two are jerks and screw up, the third has a bunch of adventures, and screws up a lot, but a fox helps him and in the end he gets the bird and lives happily ever after.

This fairy tale is Rated PG. There is a psychotic innkeeper who likes to murder people, and the brothers attempt to murder the youngest son, plus there is a lot of stealing. But the good guys win!

You can read the book yourself for free at Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):